Assessing Bid Protests of U.S. Department of Defense Procurements: Identifying Issues, Trends, and Drivers

Abstract

Bid protests have been a feature of the U.S. defense acquisition environment for decades. If an interested party believes that the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has made an error in issuing a solicitation for a bid, canceling a contract, or choosing a winning bid, it has the right to file a protest questioning the outcome. A company may file a protest with the contracting DoD agency, the U.S. Government Accountability Office, or the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. In recent years, the process has come under increased scrutiny. For example, it is unclear what level of resources DoD must dedicate to bid protests or to what extent they lead to higher costs or scheduling delays

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2018
Accession Number
AD1059834

Entities

People

  • Abby Schendt
  • Brian Persons
  • David Luckey
  • Gordon T. Lee
  • Irv Blickstein
  • Mark V. Arena
  • Mary E. Chenoweth

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Procurement
  • Business Administration
  • Congress
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Cost Effectiveness
  • Data Analysis
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Digital Data
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Logistics
  • Military Acquisition
  • National Governments
  • Procurement
  • Public Policy
  • Small Business
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States Government

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  • Economics
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.